Geography

Class Action: Curriculum evolves for a brave new world

30 Dec 2012

When I was at primary school lessons such as history and geography were called by their proper names, but these days subjects seem to be merged into one. My son does not know the meaning of the...

Late geographer Neil Smith saw capitalism as transformer of spaces

2 Dec 2012

Neil Smith, who died in September at age 58 of liver failure, brought a new dimension to geography by exploring the relationship between cities, the wider world and capitalism.

Hong Kong tourists are gradually returning to Manila

23 Aug 2012

Hong Kong tourists are slowly returning to Manila despite the imposition of a black travel advisory - the highest-level warning - following the hostage shootings two years ago.

Philippine government cannot be allowed to forget hostage tragedy

23 Aug 2012

The hostage-taking in Manila two years ago that took the lives of seven Hong Kong tourists and their guide will never be forgotten by relatives and those injured. In the time that has passed,...

Beijing warns US-Japan military drills will stoke tensions amid dispute

22 Aug 2012

Beijing called on Washington to stop "stoking tension" over the disputed Diaoyu Islands yesterday as the US and Japan began a month-long military drill.

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Pakistan a weak link in China's energy plan

The recent surge in sectarian violence in strategically located border areas in Pakistan could be part of a larger plan to curtail Beijing's profile in the region.

Letters to the Editor, August 21, 2012

Islands are part of Okinawa

According to existing law, a bilateral agreement between two countries on sovereignty issues is upheld under international law.

The Senkaku Islands, as...

What the mainland media say, Sunday Morning Post, August 19, 2012

The gunning down of Zhou Kehua by Chongqing police on Tuesday capped an eight-year manhunt for one of the most wanted men on the mainland, but the media frenzy shows no sign of abating.

CHINA

The discontent beneath the surface

The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future

by Gerard Lemos

Yale University Press

Chow Chung-yan

MIDDLE EAST

Yinchuan, Ningxia, to host China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum

Trade between China and the Arab world grew 22 per cent in the first half of the year, despite political turmoil in the energy-rich region.

DISPUTED TERRITORY

Chief Executive C.Y. Leung summons Japanese envoy over arrest of HK activists

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying summoned the Japanese consul-general yesterday amid a flurry of diplomatic protests following the arrest by Japan's coastguard of 14 activists from Hong Kong, Macau...